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Table 1 Epidemiologic indexes by container classification

From: Different approaches to characterize artificial breeding sites of Aedes aegypti using generalized linear mixed models

Characteristics

Categories

Total number of Water Containers

Total number of Breeding Sites

IAC (mean by house)

ICBS (mean by house)

BPR (mean by house)

Abundance of Immatures by house (mean)

Physical

Type of Container

 Animal Water Dishes

43

4

0.1

0.03

0.3

0.7

 Bottles

120

6

0.1

0.03

0.3

0.1

 Buckets

139

43

0.3

0.4

1.3

28.1

 Cans

34

15

0.1

0.1

1.2

7.1

 Flower Pots

16

4

0.02

0.02

1.0

15.8

 Jars

52

11

0.1

0.1

0.8

18.1

 Kitchen Items

34

11

0.1

0.1

1.1

10.5

 Swimming Pools

17

7

0.05

0.05

1.0

13.0

 Tanks

13

8

0.04

0.1

2.0

38.1

 Tires

23

15

0.05

0.1

1.4

55.1

 Others

31

7

0.1

0.1

1.1

24.9

Material

 Clay

12

3

0.03

0.02

0.7

13.7

 Glass

122

9

0.2

0.1

0.5

2.0

 Metal

85

28

0.2

0.2

1.0

15.2

 Plastic

271

72

0.6

0.6

1.0

22.3

 Rubber

32

19

0.1

0.1

1.6

47.9

Opening Surface

 Small

127

7

0.1

0.04

0.4

0.3

 Medium

200

61

0.5

0.5

1.1

20.7

 Large

162

49

0.3

0.3

1.0

17.7

 Very Large

33

14

0.1

0.1

1.3

30.2

Functional

Type of Use

 CSPE

55

23

0.1

0.1

1.4

22.2

 Household Chores

45

13

0.1

0.1

1.2

27.9

 Gardening

57

19

0.1

0.2

1.1

37.4

 Pets Items

109

10

0.3

0.1

0.4

0.6

 Returnable Bottles

91

5

0.05

0.02

0.4

0.1

 Water Storage

36

11

0.1

0.1

1.3

24.1

 Others

33

9

0.1

0.1

0.9

9.0

 Useless Objects

96

41

0.2

0.3

1.6

37.4

Status of Use

 Out of Use

294

94

0.5

0.7

1.4

27.7

 In Use

228

37

0.5

0.4

0.7

14.6

Location

Sunlight Exposure

 Shadow

207

58

0.4

0.4

1.0

21.3

 Sun

315

73

0.6

0.6

1.0

16.3

Coverage by Roof

 Yes

84

15

0.2

0.1

0.6

3.6

 No

438

116

0.8

0.9

1.1

22.4

  1. CSPE Construction and spare parts elements, IAC Index of available containers, ICBS Index of contribution to breeding sites, BPR Breeding preference ratio